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Sulky racing continues in Kilkenny despite ban

A dangerous sulky race took place recently that almost resulted in a traffic collision and put road users lives at risk. Councillor Andrew McGuinness (Fianna Fail) who originally put forward Kilkennys Sulky Racing ban during his term as Mayor in ...

24 Oct 2016 at 16:15

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Sulky byelaws in Kilkenny are not enforceable - Garda chief

Byelaws introduced to clamp down on sulky racing are not enforceable according to Chief Garda Superintendent Dominic Hayes. The comments were made during a Joint Policing Committee meeting at County Hall last Wednesday where animal welfare ...

21 Sept 2017 at 15:33

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Luke will face Kilkenny city’s problem with sulkies head on

A new, independent candidate for the local elections has pledged to ask the difficult questions about how the authorities deal with, what he sees as, the blatant disregard of animal welfare laws in the locality. “I will face Kilkenny ...

11 Apr 2019 at 09:24

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Ministers invited to Kilkenny over sulky issue

A local councillor has written to the Ministers for Transport and Agriculture inviting them to Kilkenny to address the problems arising from the use of sulkies on public roads. In recent weeks, there has been a considerable ...

08 Aug 2017 at 17:00

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Sulky suspected of damage to gate in residential area in Freshford Road

Gardaí are investigating criminal damage to a gate of a private property at Talbotsinch on the outskirts of the city. At approximately 8pm on Friday evening it was reported that a sulky and two vehicles damaged the gate ...

29 May 2018 at 13:28

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Public consultation begins on 'horse-exclusion zones' for Kilkenny

Up to 26 streets have been included in a draft of proposed new bylaws which will create ‘horse-exclusion zones’ in Kilkenny City. The proposals and a map, which can been viewed in this week’s Kilkenny People, have now ...

29 Oct 2020 at 12:54

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Traffic chaos in Kilkenny as sulkies gather for race

Traffic was brought to a standstill on the Kikenny to Kilmanagh Road on Sunday afternoon as a number of sulkies gathered for a race. Up to ten sulkies were driven along the road and according to a number of road ...

13 Mar 2017 at 15:59

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Poll: Should sulkies be banned from Kilkenny's streets?

With another horse death in Kilkenny this week, the issue of sulkies and how horse-drawn vehicles operate on our roads is back in the spotlight. Sulky racing has already been banned from Kilkenny's public roads ...

03 Aug 2017 at 13:04

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BREAKING: Horse euthanised following another Kilkenny City incident

A horse has had to be put down following a road traffic incident in Kilkenny City in broad daylight this afternoon. At around 3.30pm, Gardai attended a call at Ormonde Road where they found a horse in an ...

31 Jul 2017 at 17:52

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Gardaí halt massive sulky group on Kilkenny road

Gardaí halted a large group of at least ten sulkies and horses along with their drivers on a road at the outskirts of Kilkenny City this afternoon. They were pulled over in Clara. Multiple garda ...

27 Feb 2021 at 19:05

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Council to explore creating 'horse-free zones' in Kilkenny

Kilkenny County Council is to liaise with the Gardaí to explore the idea of creating ‘horse-free zones’ in the city and county, following a Notice of Motion agreed by councillors on Monday. The ...

20 Feb 2018 at 15:58

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Kilkenny petition on sulkies now has over 5,000 signatures from across the world

A local councillor's petition calling on Government Ministers to introduce a system of licensing and regulating the use of horse-drawn vehicles already has over 5,000 signatures - just 24 ...

04 Aug 2017 at 15:32

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